Vehicle-seat.



. J. R. LOSEE.

VEHICLE SEAT.

APPLICATION TILED MAR. 5, 1914.

Patented 0013.27, 1914.

Ymiincooco JOHN REUBEN LOSEE, OF NORTHWOOD, IOWA.

VEHICLE-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 5, 1914.

Patented (Dot. 2'7, 1914i.

Serial No. 822,717.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. J onN REUBEN Losnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Northwood, in the county of Worth, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Seats, and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

his invention relates to improvements in automobiles, and particularly to seats there for.

T he principal object of the invention is to provide a seat which can be quickly and easily folded up out of operative position to permit of sufficient space to carry various articles.

Another object is to provide a folding seat which forms a part of the vehicle and which will be durable and efficient for the use in seating passengers.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, when takenin connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved seat in extended position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the seat in folded position. 'Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view shown in Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the ing drawings, represents the sides of the automobile body, .11 the back and 12 the floor. Hinged at 13 to the back is-a seat board 1-1 which is tufted as indicated at 15. Each end of the board has a vertical extension 1 to which is hinged these boards being also tufted. lrlinged to the front edge of he seat board is a depending board 1'? which rests on the floor at 12 to support the seat when said seat is in extended "iosition. Suitable latch members 19 are accompanymouni'ed on the lower edge portion of the board 17 which. ctiiperate with keepers 18 on the f oor 12 to hold the boa rd in upright position. Carried by the sideboards 17 are hook members so for engagement with eyes 21 vehicle, these carried by the sides of the in the position a sideboard 17,

hooks and eyes holding the sideboards in elevated position when the seat is extended. Carried'by the upper portion of the back 11 are hook members 22 which cooperate with eye members 23 to support the seat in folded position.

\Vhen it is desired to fold the seat, the hooks are disengaged from the eyes 21, and the latches 19 released from the keepers 18. The sideboards 17 will fall inwardly onto the seat board. The seat board is then swung upwardly against the back, and held in this position by the hooks and eyes 22 and 23. \Vhen the seat board 1 1 is swung up, the board 17 will swing downwardly against the bottom of the scat board. Thus the space formerly occupied by the seat can be readily used for various articles which the person desires to carry and which could not well be stowed in the rear of the vehicle with the ordinary vehicles where the seats are immovable. I

From the foregoing itwill readily be seen that I have provided a novel and simple folding seat for an automobile which can be quickly and easily folded up out of the way to permit of the use of the tloor space thus exposed. This seat is particularly adapted for the rear of a two-seat automobile.

VVhatis claimed is:

The combination with of an automobile body, of a seat member movably connected to the back, a depending supporting member movably connected to the forward edge of the seat member, side members movably connected to the end portions of the seat member, and movable into position against the said automobile sides, detaehably connected means carried by the side members and the automobile sides for holding the side members in vertical position against the automobile sides, means for holding the depending support in vertical position, and means for holding the .seat member in folded position against the said back.

In testimony whereof, I at'fiX my signature, in the prgsenee of two witnesses.

OHN REUBEN LosEn' the sides and back Witnesses:

C. W. FOWLER, HARRY M. TEST. 

